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NWP/NCTE 2012: Mentoring Matters

Nov 19, 2012

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As NCTE President Sandy Hayes said at the very beginning of the convention, this entire weekend would feel like Christmas: so long in the making, with the magic lasting only a moment. Still, what a moment it was, and continues to be, as the many conversations I had this weekend still resonate with me. Natalie…

Making a Change: From Wikis to Social Networking in ENG 315

Sep 17, 2012

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Troy Hicks

in CMU, ENG 315, Professional Development, Social Networking, Teaching, Wiki

For the first time in five years, I am starting an ENG 315 course without using a wiki and, instead, will be relying on Edmodo as the primary space for communicating with my students. This is a big pedagogical shift for me, one that (to be honest) invoked a little bit of healthy anxiety when…

Workshop on Historical Thinking and Argumentative Writing

Jul 5, 2012

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Troy Hicks

in Argument, Assessment, CCSS, CMU, Collaboration, CRWP, Genre Study, Internet Research, New Humanities, New Literacies, Online Learning, Online Reading, Presentations, Professional Development, Teaching, Writing

As it always does, summer continues to slip by in a blurry mix of vacation days, professional development days, and some that are a little of both. Last week, we hosted our 2012 CRWP Open Institute, and the week before I partnered with another CMU professor, Tim Hall, to lead a three-day session connected with…

Service Learning and Teaching Writing (AERA, Part 2)

Apr 25, 2012

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Troy Hicks

in AERA, CMU, Educational Research, ENG 315, English Education, Notes from Other Presentations, Professional Development, Reflections, Teaching, Writing

One of the considerations that I am keeping in mind as we re-imagine the midtier field placement for ENG 315 is to wonder if and how we could conceive of it, at least in part, as an opportunity for service learning. While it is critically important that our students spend time in elementary and middle…

Digital Mentor Text #4: “Size Matters Not”

Jan 11, 2012

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Troy Hicks

in Best Practice, Digital Mentor Texts, Digital Writing Workshop, Kinetic Type, Media and Pop Culture, MSU, NWP, TPACK, Writing

Here we are, midweek, in our series on mentor texts in the digital writing workshop, and I’m feeling just a bit left out in the sense that I’ve chosen to focus on professional mentor texts in that I am not commenting on student work like Bill, Katie, Kevin, Tony and Franki are. The thinking on these topics so far…

Webinar with ENG 315

Nov 23, 2011

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Troy Hicks

in CMU, ENG 315, English Education, Methods, Professional Development, Virtual Learning

Earlier this evening, I spent my ENG 315 class time for the night teaching via webinar rather than in a F2F session. Using CMU’s access to Wimba, I invited my students to post three slides related to their experience attending a conference or otherwise engaging in personalized professional development this semester. Also, we back-channeled in…

A Creative Summer

Jul 21, 2011

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Troy Hicks

in Collaboration, Creative Commons, Digital Photography, Digital Storytelling, MSU, Multiliteracies, Presentations, Reflections, Teaching, Writing

Over the past few weeks, I have been fortunate enough to teach in MSU’s MA in Ed Tech program here in Rouen, France. With the inspiration of Leigh Graves Wolf and Punya Mishra, one of the major foci of the program is on creativity. As I think about how to be more creative in teaching my own…

Designing PD Experiences: Can You RELATe?

Jul 13, 2011

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Troy Hicks

in Collaboration, MSU, News and Notes, Professional Development, Reflections, Social Networking, Teaching, TPACK, Virtual Learning

This afternoon, second year students in MSU’s Master of Arts in Educational Technology presented a conference – in person and virtually – for their teaching colleagues: RELATe (Rouen Educational Leadership and Technology Conference, #relate11). This conference comes in the middle of the 4 week summer program, and is one of the main projects for Year 2…

On Scholarship, Significance, and the NWP

Mar 18, 2011

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Troy Hicks

in Because Digital Writing Matters, CMU, Collaboration, CRWP, Digital Is, Digital Writing Workshop, English Education, News and Notes, NWP, Reflections, Teaching, Writing

As many of my colleagues participate this weekend in the #blog4nwp cooperative, I want to thank Chad Sansing and Pam Moran for coordinating the effort and for the dozens of teachers who are adding their voices to this important conversation about saving the National Writing Project. At the same time, I hope that my voice offers…

My Response to the White House

Mar 11, 2011

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Troy Hicks

in Assessment, Best Practice, CMU, CRWP, MRA, News and Notes, NWP, Professional Development, Teaching, Writing

Here at the eleventh hour, I am submitting my response to the White House’s “Advise the Advisor” survey. While I don’t really agree with the ways that they have framed the questions, I am sharing my responses here. Hope I get news of this much earlier next time so that I have time to compose…

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